US Trade Deal Prospect Raises Cheers
September 25th, 2008
The US decision to start free trade negotiations with NZ, Singapore, Chile and Brunei gave the Govt a big boost this week and the …
Archive for September, 2008
Labour Catches Key With Shares Shocker
September 25th, 2008
National Party leader John Key didn’t have to wait long for the campaign to take a nasty turn. Labour dredged up records proving his …
Wounded Peters Could Be Dangerous
September 25th, 2008
Winston Peters has been censured by Parliament and National says it won’t have anything to do with him after the election, but it’s difficult …
Report On Warship Hammers Defence Chiefs
September 18th, 2008
Is HMNZS Canterbury another naval lemon, like the late HMNZS Charles Upham – or can it be suitably modified to fill its proper role? …
Energy Firms Applaud Use Of “Call-In”
September 18th, 2008
For all the criticism of the Resource Management Act, few are griping about the powers of the Govt to call in major contracts in …
Economic Debate – Judge Character Or History?
September 18th, 2008
Financial shockwaves girdled the globe, after Lehman Brothers (the US’s biggest bankruptcy) and Merrill Lynch (whose collapse was averted by its sale to Bank …
Nats Blast Defence Deficiencies
September 11th, 2008
National MP Murray McCully has again lambasted several new Defence projects in the wake of last week’s NZ Defence Force annual report which he …
Dairy Payments Outlook Bleak
September 11th, 2008
The outlook for payments to Fonterra’s farmers is to be something of a balancing act, with global production expected to increase in an environment …
Economic Debate – Policy Or Bust
September 11th, 2008
Instead of delighting in releasing National policies, Labour would facilitate a much-needed election-year economic debate by posting its own policies. Kiwiblog’s David Farrar alerted …
Economic Debate – Does Tax Force Migration?
September 4th, 2008
National leader John Key expressed concerns about migration outflows, linking Kiwi flight with the IRD bite, when launching his party’s first election campaign billboard …
All Sectors Target The Govt’s ETS Bill
September 4th, 2008
The Govt’s Emissions Trading Scheme, arguably the biggest economic reform since those of the 1980s, was under heavy crossfire this week, from business, from …
Key’s Decision On Peters A Bit Of Cold Steel
September 4th, 2008
John Key made probably the biggest call of his term as Leader of the Opposition, when he ruled Winston Peters out of any Govt …
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